This factsheet highlights why summer meals are ripe for local foods and agriculture-based activities.
This fact sheet discusses how farm to school isn’t just for K-12 institutions; an increasing number of early child care and education providers are engaging in farm to preschool activities.
Tribal communities are growing gardens of all forms from medicinal gardens and small community gardens to larger food production gardens to school gardens. This fact sheet primarily focuses on tribal school gardens.
This fact sheet explores how schools and tribes are integrating traditional foods into child nutrition programs.
The Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP) is a federally assisted program providing free fresh fruits and vegetables to children at eligible elementary schools during the school day. The goal of the FFVP is to introduce children to fresh fruits and vegetables, to include new and different varieties, and to increase overall acceptance and consumption of fresh, unprocessed produce among children. The FFVP also encourages healthier school environments by promoting nutrition education.
The School Breakfast Program (SBP) is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and non-profit private schools and residential child care institutions. The SBP started in 1966 as a pilot project, and was made a permanent entitlement program by Congress in 1975.
El Programa de Desayuno Escolar (SBP) es un programa de comidas con asistencia federal que opera en escuelas públicas y privadas sin fines de lucro e instituciones residenciales de cuidado infantil. El SBP comenzó en 1966 como un proyecto piloto y el Congreso lo convirtió en un programa de prestaciones permanentes en 1975.
This module is designed to assist you in the critical task of promoting your School Breakfast Program once you have settled on an implementation plan and a service delivery method.
This toolkit consists of a collection of digital resources that program operators and other stakeholders may use to establish or expand the breakfast service within their school.
This module includes a series of resources for all stages of the implementation process, from planning to evaluation.